Collaborators on the first album included Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (often mistaken as a band-member), Miho Hatori (formerly of Cibo Matto), Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads.and Ibrahim Ferrer. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize, but the nomination was later withdrawn at the band's request. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide and has gone platinum twice in the United Kingdom earning them an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band. These were: 19-2000, Rock the House, and Tomorrow Comes Today. The other three singles were released over the next year. This single was the first of four from Gorillaz, which was released on 26 March 2001. The band's first single, Clint Eastwood, was released on 5 March 2001. The album is streamed on the Gorillaz website. It is promoted as being the first album made entirely on iPad. At the end of 2010, Gorillaz released their next album, The Fall, which was recorded during their US 'Escape to Plastic Beach' tour. The band has also released three DVDs: Phase One: Celebrity Takedown, Demon Days: Live at Manchester Opera House, and Phase Two: Slow Boat To Hades.
Additionally, they have put out two B-side collections, G-Sides (2001) and D-Sides (2007), and a reggae remix of the Gorillaz album entitled Laika Come Home (2002). They have released four studio albums: Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010) and The Fall (Also in 2010). Their style is broad, with a large number of alternative influences including rock, hip-hop, and electronica. Damon Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor to the band, which is a collaboration between various musicians. Their albums, several of their music videos, and their autobiographical book Rise Of The Ogre all tell the saga. There is an extensive fictional back-story behind these band members, written by Albarn and Hewlett. These characters only appear in animated form and are not alter-egos of real people, as is often mistakenly assumed. The band is comprised of four fictional band members: 2-D (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar, vocals), and Russel Hobbs (drums). They had the idea to create the band while watching MTV in their London flat and originally intended to call the project Gorilla. Gorillaz are a british virtual band (currently on hiatus) formed in 1998 by a collaboration between Damon Albarn of Blur and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl.
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